About me

By telephone or face to face,counselling with me offers a 'safe place' to discuss and work through whatever is causing distress in your life.

Relationship difficulties, addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, or bereavement issues. Whatever is causing you difficulty in your world I will do my best to help you understand and work through what may be holding you back from enjoying a happier more fulfilling life.We will work with your thoughts feelings and behaviour and anything impacting on you now from your past.

I am passionate about working with people, using my counselling skills and over a period of time observing how the distress and emotional pain become more manageable. When asked What is counselling I often describe it as a safely held place to unpack all that is overloading your mind, sifting through it with guidance letting go of some, then rearranging the rest so that your world starts to make sense and become manageable again.

My specialist areas are:

Issues surrounding Relationships, Bereavement & Mental illness.

I do not judge:I do not give advice:However I do know how difficult it is to make that first contact. My sensitivity and caring nature I hope will make it easier for you.

Text, email ortelephone.I look forward to hearing from you and will answer any questions.

I offer a 20 minute consultation is available 'free of charge'

Training, qualifications & experience

I have gained most of my experience as a counsellor whilst working at a Medical Centre in Devon and as a Bereavement Support Worker at a Hospice in Cornwall and from a Mental Health Listening Line. I now work 4 days a week in Private Practice and 1 day with an agency, working with assessment and face to face client work.

Qualifications

Certificate in Transactional Analysis 1999

Certificate in counselling

Exeter University 2001

Adult Education Teaching Certificate 2002

ITEC Anatomy and Physiology &

Certificate of completion

Cornwall Hospice Care 2010

Diploma in Integrative Counselling 2011

Level 5 Diploma in CBT 2012

Adv Diploma Supervision (accred) NCS 2014

BACP Accreditation 2014

Critical Incident De-Briefing 2014

I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists I abide by their code of ethical frame work for good practice.

I am passionate about Counselling and Psychotherapy and continuously study and learn all I can.